Long-term Quality of Life after Uterine Artery Embolization in Women with Adenomyosis and Fibroids versus Women with Fibroids Alone

Ziele: Assessment of long-term quality of life (QoL) in patients treated by uterine artery embolization (UAE) for either adenomyosis with fibroids (group 1) or patients with fibroids alone (group 2). Methode: 72 patients were included in this retrospective cohort study. Analysis was performed by a questionnaire consisting of 49 questions across six topics. Assessment focus was put on comparing symptoms and QoL in the long-term follow-up between the two study groups. Ergebnis: The median follow-up was 6.8 years (IQR: 5.2 years). 19 women were in group 1 and 53 women were in group 2. In comparing the two groups, U…